Month: November 2014

FEBRUARY 24
Limited Edition 7″ Box Set
Signed Cover Card + Individual Art For Each Song
White Vinyl With Turquoise Specks

The Complete Recordings: Happiness Is will include all three studio b-sides and three additional acoustic renditions of album tracks, such as “Like You Do,” from the record that portray those particular songs in a different light.

“There was something real sentimental and warm feeling about the acoustic demo version of “Like You Do,” says vocalist Adam Lazzara. “Ed (Reyes) and I were staying in the saddest hotel in all of Long Island while the band was writing what would later become most of Happiness Is. This place was as close to one of those 1970s New York City hotels as I had seen in the movies and on the news growing up as you could get, the only exception being that it was on Long Island. Motel style, with ladies of the night, yelling at all hours, the works. It was the worst. I was missing home something awful, it was the worst it had been. That’s where “Like You Do” happened. In that smoky room, at that seedy hotel. I played it back on my voice recorder and it took me someplace else. I think we came pretty close to that feeling with this recording. At first we even talked about just leaving it as an acoustic song. Now we have both.”

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You can also view our new video for “ALL THE WAY” ON THE PRE-ORDER PAGE.
“Hope you like the video for the song “All The Way.” It’s a tiny look at being on tour and what it’s like for us on stage when we are playing shows. A bunch of our friends helped film it and it’s great to use one of our songs as the background to hang on to some of these memories”- Mark O’Connell

Track Listing:
Happiness Is: The Complete Recordings 7-inch Track Listing:
Record 1:
Flicker, Fade
Stood A Chance
Record 2:
All The Way
Beat Up Car
Record 3:
It Takes More
They Don’t Have Any Friends
Record 4:
Better Homes And Gardens
Like You Do
Record 5:
We Were Younger Then
Nothing At All
Record 6:
How I Met Your Mother *
This Is Happening *
Record 7:
Can You Feel That (Here I Am) *
Stood A Chance (Acoustic) *
Record 8:
Better Homes And Gardens (Acoustic) *
Like You Do (Acoustic) *
*Previously Unreleased/Rare

Thank you for all of your continued support!

So excited to announce our #HappinessIs 2015 Headlining tour
with special guests letlive. and The Menzingers.

North American Tour | February 18 – April 4 2015
WATCH THE TOUR COMMERCIAL HERE

ALL TIX ON-SALE NOW:
– takingbacksunday.com/tour
***Don’t forget most venues sell tickets at their box office with lower service fees
– check with the venue near you***

Feb 18 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
Feb 19 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Feb 20 – Austin, TX – Emo’s
Feb 21 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom
Feb 22 – El Paso, TX – Buchanan’s
Feb 24 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Feb 25 – Riverside, CA – Riverside Municipal Auditorium
Feb 26 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
Feb 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Feb 28 – Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory – SOLD OUT
Mar 1 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield Theatre
Mar 3 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
Mar 4 – Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
Mar 6 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
Mar 8 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
Mar 10 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
Mar 11 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore
Mar 13 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
Mar 14 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
Mar 15 – Albany, NY – Upstate Concert Hall
Mar 16 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Mar 18 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
Mar 20 – Atlantic City, NJ – AC Beer Fest (21+)
Mar 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Mar 24 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount
Mar 26 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
Mar 27 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium
Mar 28 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live
Mar 29 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Apr 1 – Atlanta, GA – Buckhead Theatre
Apr 2 – Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
Apr 3 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues
Apr 4 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live

Can’t wait. See you there.
#HappinessIs

Excited to announce our first ever Holiday Bazaar!
Sunday, December 28 at Starland Ballroom from 2-5pm
Do some post-holiday shopping before our show that night!

We will have caroling, we will have Santa, we will have the craziest merch deals around on some vintage Taking Back Sunday goods and we will have local NJ vendors curated by our friends at The Aquarian.
This is a free event but we will be collecting donations for our annual holiday fundraising for Cancer Research.
Mark your calendars, more info coming soon!
NOTE: The show that night with Modern Baseball still requires a regular ticket which you can purchase HERE.

Very excited to head to Europe and the UK this November/December. Marmozets and Blitz Kids joining us for select dates. All of the info and ticket links on the TOUR DATES page.